Discuss The Last Album You Listened To

Death Dealer - Conquered Lands
Katla. - Allt Þetta Helvítis Myrkur
Völur - Death Cult
Soulburn - Noa's D'ark
Décembre Noir - The Renaissance Of Hope
AC/DC - Power Up
Gwydion - Gwydion

one stands out here, other few are decent, good spin will judge them soon again

Vintersorg - Hedniskhjärtad [EP]
Vintersorg - Till Fjälls
Vintersorg - Ödemarkens Son
Vintersorg - Cosmic Genesis
Vintersorg - Visions From The Spiral Generator
Vintersorg - The Focusing Blur
Vintersorg - Solens Rötter
Vintersorg - Jordpuls
Vintersorg - Orkan
Vintersorg - Naturbål
Vintersorg - Till Fjälls Del II

When in wrong side of Sweden still is summer, autuimn, right side of Sweden is winter , you wanna something what connects you to that season, so its sinter of starvation. well Vinter sorrow it is, even to me no its not sorrow, its happyness when its sub zero and minus 20 and more. I like this BM roots, later prog, later between and boat langauges,
Troy said I need say something

Topic says: "Discuss The Last Album You Listened To..."

Some folks: put dozen albums on the list...

Written by BetulaObscura on 18.11.2020 at 08:30

Topic says: "Discuss The Last Album You Listened To..."

Some folks: put dozen albums on the list...

It has been discussed , read comments and investe deeper

Eternal Champion - Ravening Iron
Tombs - Under Sullen Skies
Dark Tranquillity - Moment
Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations 2020
Hjelvik - Welcome To Hel
My Dying Bride - Macabre Cabaret
Lord Fist - Wilderness Of Hearts
Aeternitas - Haunted Minds
Reaper's Mark - The Sick Man's Farewell

Good list, whit one let down, where original was better as re recordet, one band close to home, what I was waiting more, I hope they can promote it much more, one I and Demonaz stytle album, Good list

Zofos - Erevothen

Troy is gone, can we make lists again?
Maco introduced me to this. Good atmosphere and bl, mournful flowing melodies and archaic primordial chaos in music in a Hellenic nature.
But that picture in ma sickness me.
Well there are tons and more good bands in a genre what are not idilogicsl morons and shows it in public whit idiotoc pose pictures. One listen deal. It's it.

Yesterday I listened to Incantation's last album, which is great. I was also listening to a lot of Baest (now that was a band I enjoyed seeing live!). I love their new tracks, Necro Sapiens is a catchy tune. I also listened to Venenum and Dance Macabre. I think they have gotten better with time. I also listened to some Cradle of Filth. Dusk and Her Embrace was one of my first CD albums I owned, and I still enjoy it. Cruelty & the Beast is an awesome album. Twisted Nails of Faith is one of my all time favourite tracks. I also listened to Nymphetamine, which I remember not giving a fair shot as the single was a bit too cheesy for me at the time, but it's a good album. I also listened to the new cannibal Corpse track a lot, I love it!

Today I listened to Eternal Champion while out running, I think Ravening Iron is a great album. I have been listening to some Tombs. All Empires Fall is OK, but I really enjoy Monarchy of Shadows and Under Sullen Skies. I'm thinking about watching their livestream on Bandcamp tomorrow, I think it will be a good Friday night (UK time) as far as Friday nights go in lockdown. I also listened to Arcturus Sideshow Symphonies, which is an album I love. ICS Vortex is one of my favourite vocalists, and some of these songs are all time favourites. At the end of the day I listened to a bunch of my favourite Onslaught tracks, and some other death and thrash songs I like.

These last few days I've been listening a lot of releases from the great label No Colours Records. They have lot of good stuff.

- Krieg's Blue Miasma
- Forgotten Woods' As the Wolves Gather and The Curse Of Mankind
- Inquisition's Magnificent Glorification of Lucifer, Nefarious Dismal Orations and Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm
- Sterbend's Dwelling Lifeless
- Abyssic Hate's Suicidal Emotions
- Veles' Night On The Bare Mountain
- Nyktalgia's Peisithanatos

All good albums.

Written by Maco on 23.02.2021 at 17:11

These last few days I've been listening a lot of releases from the great label No Colours Records. They have lot of good stuff.

- Krieg's Blue Miasma
- Forgotten Woods' As the Wolves Gather and The Curse Of Mankind
- Inquisition's Magnificent Glorification of Lucifer, Nefarious Dismal Orations and Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm
- Sterbend's Dwelling Lifeless
- Abyssic Hate's Suicidal Emotions
- Veles' Night On The Bare Mountain
- Nyktalgia's Peisithanatos

All good albums.

Fuck yeah I love all those albums, haven't heard Nyktalgia in soo long. I'd love haul all those in cassette apart from inquisition

Horna - Envaatnags Eflos Solf Esgantaavne

Haven't properly listened to these guys until now.
This was some good raw sounding black metal with some super sick riffs.

I've been listening to more aggressive music in the last week, but if you take a month, it comes out to this list of albums:
Slipknot:
- Slipknot (1999)
- Iowa (2001)
- Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (The Best Album) (2004)
- All Hope Is Gone (2008)
- .5: The Gray Chapter (2014)
- We Are Not Your Kind (2019)
(Basically, the whole Slipknot studio discography)
What else:
- Lamb Of God (Lamb Of God)
- Become THe Hunter (Suicide Silence)
- The Mortal Coil (Polaris)
- Too Mean To Die (Accept)
- TRAUMA (I Prevail)

Almost all the songs on these albums are to my liking. Especially Slipknot, I think it's one of the best bands.

Now playing: BLACK BLEEDING - Worship Demo 2003

Here is an ooold release of the belgian/ french band… The style was globally the same than on later releases, between death and black metal with some ferocious moments, perhaps with a bit more of “old brutal death” influences, and you can feel their style was less ”refined”, but good energy and some cool ideas.

I'm a little bit toasted right now (which was definitely the intention while listening to this, lol), I would think that based on the style and themes, that getting stoned before listening to it would be encouraged.

So, right off the bat, what stands out to me the most is, the unorthodox approach to the instrumentation. Om are the only metal band I've ever heard of who don't use electric guitars! That's right, no guitars... instead they use a fuzzy bass guitar. Also, that exotic instrument used in both the opening track and the closing track...that's not a sitar, it's apparently a tambura.

Yeah, this record is groovy af

Tröjan - 1985 - Chasing The Storm

Rather unknown record that I have listened on a few different occasions on different eras of my life, and every time it has proven to be good. While the production sounds a little bit low budget the song material on the other hand is really great sounding, well written songs, somewhat akin to early Agent Steele albums. The opener/title song Chasing The Storm already is a genre classic, pure winning of its whole length. Hypnotized, Icehouse, Take No Prisoners and Agressor are other killer pieces. In total a classic record material, and it's probably safe to say that it's overlooked by many a metaller. Rates 9/10 from me.

Check this album out you guys or you won't have a clue what true metal of steel can be

Written by No False Steele on 24.07.2022 at 12:53

Tröjan - 1985 - Chasing The Storm

Chasing the Storm is a legit banger! Everything about this thing kills, beginning from the hilarious cover art that has all the best metal cliches from bats and satan to gallows. And the band name "tröjan" means "sweater" in Swedish. It's the kind of stuff that shouldn't work at all musicwise and they probably weren't fully aware of what they were doing all the time, but they're pushing it so hard it actually kicks serious ass. This is what speed metal is all about.

They changed their name to Taliön and released another overlooked album, which is more thrash metal than speed.

Sacrifice - 1985 - On the Altar of Rock

Super melodic sounding metal from this one album band from Switzerland. Managing to play almost 40 minutes rather enjoyable material and also having a good amount of originality to their sound makes the album quite a success in my book. Rates 7,5/10.

Fortuner - 1986 - Two Sides Of The Metal

Old school German heavy metal. This is really good sounding stuff, it must the best album I've heard today. 8/10 from me. Check this shiet out, you guys!!!

Wolfpack - 1987 - Total Head Removal

One of those somewhat good records. Has some killer moments but the songs aren't too outstanding. The vocals are pretty bad. 5/10

Saints' Anger - 1985 - Danger Metal

Old school German heavy metal similar to Walls of Jericho, Gates to Purgatory, Accept. Real good stuff, I don't any have complaints about it. It just isn't quite one of the best albums, so 8/10. Killer bad ass record

Riddlemaster (Mark Shelton and Rick Fisher) - 2017 - Bring The Magik Down

Kind of going back to roots to old Manilla Road sound, where is Scott Scooter Park though? This is an unusual approach with a long song format and some weird instrumental part in the first song, pretty cool song, but not totally captivating. The second song has some nice classic Mark the Shark guitar melodies with the epic old man vocals, really good minimalistic type of song. The rest are worth hearing as well; Ghosts Of The Plains has some great epic feel to it with masterful vocals and Go For The Throat/Be The Wolf must be the most interesting piece here with some old school heavy psych rock sound. Good record and I regret to rate it so low, and maybe I will upgrade it later. 7/10

Cutty Sark - 1984 - Die Tonight

This record is the pure definition of old school traditional heavy metal, how did Germany come up with so many of these? 8/10

Armed Forces - 1991 - Take On The Nation

Definitely pretty good and not really amazing, just some good songs that aren't highly impressive. 6,5/10

Ded Engine - 1988 - Hold A Grudge

Very British sounding heavy metal from USA. The band sounds good but the songs are mostly just alright and there are no hit songs but neither big misses. Works for a singular listen, I wouldn't spend more time on albums like these. 6/10

Cutty Sark - 1985 - Heroes

Another strong effort from these fine lads. What the band did with their two albums should be used as a prototype and repeated for how traditional old school heavy metal should be done. Strong record all the way, the title track is a real highlight moment; superb song with high potential for re-listens. Sold To Kill is another highlight song with some sweet sounding guitar playing. 8/10 record.

Crack Jaw - 1985 - Nightout

Quite killer German heavy metal. The title track, New Tomorrow, Galley Without Aim and Struck By Thunder definitely are well written songs. Good strong record, world needs more of these. 7,5/10

Ded Engine - 1985 - Ded Engine

Enjoyable songs, once again the band sounding highly British heavy metal while being Americans. Not any especially great songs, so, 6/10.

Stormbringer - 1983 - Stormbringer

Quite early Swiss heavy metal with heavy 80s mainstream rock/AOR influence. Not exactly a bad sound, however the commercial approach makes this record sound like too many other bands from this same time period, the ballad type of songs sound pretty filler, and the drum sound is the bad 80s kind. The songs overall aren't especially impressive; Lady of the Sky is rather good faster piece and Fight With Me is quite easily the best song with little bit similar sound to 80s Iron Maiden. Definitely not one of the best albums the world has even seen, but surely pretty interesting for ań unknown record. 6,5/10.

Neon Cross - 1988 - Neon Cross

Good heavy metal band and album. The band clearly didn't become big, which is understandable by releasing something like this in 1988 as a debut probably didn't sell much. Also when the material isn't quite the best what was being released in late 80s it could be easy to overlook the records, that nowadays get a 2nd chance with the internet and youtube. It's worth checking out if we don't mind some repetitiveness in songwriting. 7,5/10

This has pretty much become the Jope thread

Dark Age - 1984 - Dark Age (EP)

Super awesome, low budged production, true sounding heavy metal and us power from USA. Originally this was a six song release, I have some bonus material one that actually goes to a full length release territory with a total of 11 songs! Really competent material from a band that had basically just started an year ago and this was their only release. Keep an eye (ear) on the guitar melodies. I'd rate this "only" as high as 9/10 because, well, it's not Omen's Battle Cry. Check it out, brothers

Immolation - Acts of God (2022)

These guys still have it... Killer riffs, killer solos, right choices for singles and this "Overtures of the Wicked" I digged it!! If you like death metal listen to it without second thought. 9/10

Vault - 1983 - No More Escape

Another great record from these Dutch guys. It has heavy NWoBHM influence and if I didn't know where they're from I would assume them as an UK band. Whereas this isn't exactly best album ever, it does have some really nice guitar melodies and solos, already in the first song I can hear some Iron Maiden-esque melodies going on. My favorite here is the last song, Too Young to Fight, Overall rather enjoyable album, one of the more melodic and less heavy heavy metals. 8/10